Where does “käänteisväri” come from?
käänteisväri (Finnish) comes from Finnish väri, from Swedish färg, from Old Swedish færgha, from Middle Low German verwe, from Old Saxon farwi, from Proto-West Germanic faru, from Proto-Germanic farwō, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ- — passed , crossed.
käänteisväri (Finnish): inverse color the opposite of a color in a color system, mostly RGB
Definitions
- inverse color the opposite of a color in a color system, mostly RGB
Ancestry of “käänteisväri”, step by step
käänteisväri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish väri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | väri | color; flush |
| 2 | Swedish | färg | color; the spectral composition of visible light;... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | færgha | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | verwe | Alternative form of varwe; color, paint |
| 5 | Old Saxon | farwi | colour |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | faru | color; appearance; journey |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | farwō | colour |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | perḱ- | colored; motley; to open, rip up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Finnish käänteinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | käänteinen | inverse; converse |
| 2 | Finnish | kääntää | to turn; "~ ympäri": to tip, turn over, upend; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kantadak | to carry |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | kanta- | to carry, to transport |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ta- | Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs... |